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Zach

彼が直向きに生きるその姿は実に健気です。

Sentence Analyzer

向き 生きる その 姿 実に 健気 です

English Translation

The single-minded way he gets on with his life is truly admirable.

Furigana

(かれ)(ちょく)()きに()きるその姿(すがた)(じつ)健気(けなげ)です。

Romanji

Kare ga choku muki ni ikiru sono sugata wa jitsuni kenage desu.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(ひた)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
向き (むき)
direction; orientation; aspect; situation; exposure; suitability; tendency
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
生きる (いきる)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
姿 (すがた)
figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
実に (じつに、げに、まことに)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite
健気 (けなげ)
brave; gallant; courage; manly; heroic; praiseworthy; industrious; pure; lovable
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
姿
Readings: シ、 すがた
Meanings: figure, form, shape
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth
Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか
Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood